Rail tie and rail-fastening means



Jan. 4, 1927.

C. SAWYER RAIL TIE AND RAIL FASTENIiQG MEANS Filed March 16, 1926 Charles Sawyer;

Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

UNITED STATES RAIL TIE AND RAIL-FASTENIN (r1 MEANS.

Application fi1ed March 16, 1926.

This invention relates in a combined rail tie means.

It is an important object of the inven- 9 tion to provide an improved composite rail tie of metal and concrete, having embedded therein rail fastening means.

A further object is the provision of a tie so formed as to permit and expedite the proper tamping of the ballast thereabout.

Another object is the improved means for positively securing the rail upon the tie against displacement, whereby spikes and the like will be eliminated.

A still further object is the provision of a shield for the fastening means, carried by such fastening means, and adapted to protect the working parts from dirt, gravel, etc., incident to use.

ther important objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a structure embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, parts in central vertical section,

Fig. 3 is an end View thereof,

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section, taken on line H of Fig. 2, and,

F ig. 5 is a perspective View of a rail securing member.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates parallel, horizontally extending shape, and 11 spaced centrally arranged parallel reinforcing plates of U-shape. The plates 10 and 11 are arranged in parallelism and held in spaced relation by a plurality of spacing sleeves 12, all of which are rigidly held by transversely extending bolts 13. passing through said sleeves. As clearly shown, the outer plates 10 are narrower than the plates 11.

The numeral 14 designates fixed co-aeting clamping blocks, of a thicknessequal to the space afiorded between the plates 11, and rigidly held in position therebetween y bolts or rivets 15. The blocks 14 are flush with the bottom of the plates 11 and 'oject thereabove a slight distance. The

piiferidad with straight outer walls to an improvement and rail fastenlng side plates, of inverted L- Serial No, 95,031.

inclined walls 17, adapted to with wedge-shaped clamping member-s18. The members 14 and 18 are provided with angular tapered grooves 19, for the reception of a tapered locking pin 20, it being obvious that when the wedge 18 is in position, its groove with the groove in the block 14.

The numeral 21 designates T-shaped anchor-blocks, adapted to co-act with substantially inverted L-shaped rail clamping members 22. The T-shaped blocks are of a thickness less than the blocks 14, and are rigidly fixed between the plates 11, by side filler plates 23 and bolts 24. The head of the block 21 terminates flush with the top of the plates 11. The clamping members 22 are provided with a lower enlarged tail 25 and an enlarged angular-1y arranged head 26. The head 26 is adapted, when in position, to engage and clamp the base 27 of the rail 28. he head is further notched as at 29, to properly engage over said base 2?. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, the tails 25 of the clamps 22 engage beneath the shoulders 21 of the blocks .21, for preventing vertical displacement of the clamps, while permitting a downward movement thereof when pressure is placed on the rails 28. The wedges 18 are adapted, when in use, to engage both the blocks 14 and clamps 22, in a manner clearly illustrated in Fig. 2.

The heads 26 of the clamps are further provided with upstanding apertured lugs 16 and inner have contact 30, adapted to be engaged by curved shields 31. The shields 31 are provided with rectangular openings for the reception of the lugs 30, and are retained thereon by pins 32. The shields 31 extend entirely across the width of the tie, and outwardly a distancesufiieient to cover the blocks 14. The purpose of these shields, is to protect the working parts of? the rail clamping elements against rocks, dirt etc., incident to use, and tamping the tie.

It is desirous to provide a cushioning means for the rail and to accomplish this, a body of cushioning material 33 has been provided and positioned between a pair of horizontally arranged plates 34, the lowermost plate resting upon the tops of the plates 10 and 11, while the upper 'Jlate receives a d supports the base 27 of tierai1. The plates d cushion 33 length sue a are of H -1 entirely acre. 7 tie tram 19 will register the plates further provide means to premembers, including the plates 10 and 11 and ll'hcn in this'pos'ition,-tlie clamps will have versely and are notched as at so to permit the clamps toproperly engage the rail.

its clearly shown, the spaces between the plates 10 and 11, and the space between the plates 11, outwardly of the blocks 1%, are filled with a plastic composition 36, such as of rail tie and rail securing means has been provided. The tie construction. is oil exceptionally strong and simple construction. The metal employed. therein is preferably of stock size, avoiding the added cost of special material. The use ol the plates upon the concrete. The body of the concrete, beginsides is advantageous for the reason that the ning at the bottom of the plates 10, is round tie is protected against breakage in handling,

as has been the case of former concrete ties. lf'hc rail securing means is such as to p sitively prevent displacenient of the rail accidcntly, and the parts are simple and quickly and easily assen'ibled. The use of the cash ion is a further protection to the tie against the zittendant jarring in use. The use of the shield is also an added and valuable feature of the invention.

it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular construction lcrth but'tha't it includes within its purview whatever changes may fairly come within either the terms or the spirit ot the blocks'll and '21, are rigidly bolted together a'pifiended claims. 7 prior to the pouring of the mass of concrete -laving described my invenion, what I tlierebctween. in molding the tie, it is usuin as new and desire to secure by Letters ally inverted, as all parts, excepting the 1 out is: bloclas is are flush with the tops of the l. A railway tie comprising a body porplates ll) and 11. This will enable the pourtion of cor. tee, rein-forcing plates embedded inig and forming of the rounded portions of therein, metal side plates bolted thereto, rail ed longitudinally, to permit proper 'tainping of the ballast. Suitable sockets 3'? may be formed between the plates 1 during the molding of the tits, and bolts 38 extend across these sockets and have bearings in the plates ll. The purpose of these sockets and bolts is to provide a ready means 01 attachi'np; hooks or other implements used in handling the tie. The plates 10 and ll provide suitable reinforcing for the plastic body, and

vent chi 3' in 'or otherwise in'urin the bod a a .l

of concrete 56 during handling. All fixed the concrete in an expeditious manner. Sultseem-nip; n'ieans rigidly supported by said able curved molds would be e'n'l'ployed in tie. rail cramps engaging said securing means, means for forcing said clamps into ment with the base oi the rail and a l carried by said clamps.

2. [it railway tie comprising a. body portion of concr e, parallel longitudinally extei'rding' rein'lorcing plates embedded therein, parallel side plates bolted to said body portion and lying in parallelism with said reinforcingplates, rail securing 'n'ieans rigidly supported betwen said rcintorcing plates, a resilient rail chair supported upon said tie, rail clamps, means carried by said clamps for engaging said securing means whereby said clamps will be held against vertical movement when in the chi med position. wedge elements for engaging said clamps and said securing means, means carried by said clamps for engaging the base o l the :il. lugs carried by said clautips at their upper ends and shield engaging s lugs, said shields oi? such as lo entirely cover said rail securing; means;

3. A rail tie comprising a plurality of loi'igitudinally arranged spaced parallel plates the upper edges on which are flush and the outermostplates formed narrower than the inner plates, spacing sleeves r'or holding said plates in spaced relation during "the construction of the tie, bolts for rigidly holding said plates in position, the space between said plates adapted to receive a body of concrete, rail securing means rigidly supported between the innermost plates, said body of concrete having recesses *l or ning the sockets 37.

'llreoperation of the device is as tollows:

litbeing assumed that the tie has been placed and properly tainped, and the detachable "parts removed, the cushioning member is first placed in position and the rail restet thereon. The (lamps are then inserted be tween the plates 1i so that their tails will hook beneath the shoulders 21, and are then swung to a vertical position in engagement with the rail, the clamps entering the notches $3?) of the cushioning member.

The wedges it; are then inserted between the clamps 22 and the lined blocks ll and are itorced downwardly so that the grooves 19 will register.

been "forced into rigid clampingcugagement with the rails. The lJPQl'QCl pins 520 are then inserted, and a cotter pin or other fastening 'jieans employed to prevent displacement thereof. The shields 31 are then positioned upon the lugs a nd a re held thereon by the pins it will be obvious that the notchinp; of the cushion elements, and the engage merit of the clamps therein. will avoid displacen'ient ot the cushions. The engagemeat of the tails E25 beneath the anchor 21 will permit proper functioning of. the cushion, for the reason thatthe clamps may move downwardly, but cannot rise above the point of con-tactoi the "shoulders of the anchor and the tail 25,

It will be apparent from the foregoin than an extremely simple and ellic'ient form formed upon its upper surface adjacent its ends and bolts extending transversely of said recesses.

a. A rail tie of the character described comprising a body of concrete, spaced parallel longitudinally extending reinforcing plates of U-shape embedded therein, spaced outer longitudinally extending inverted l..-,

shape plates bolted to the body of the tire, said outer plates formed narrower than the inner plates for permitting the rounding of the body of concrete upon its lower longitudinal edges, said body of concrete provided with recesses upon its upper surface adjacent its ends, bolts supported by said inner plates and extending transversely of said recesses, anchor blocks rigidly supported between said inner plates, rail clamping members ada )ted to engage said blocks, wedge blocks rigidly supported between said inner plates and spaced from said anchor blocks, wedges for engaging said wedge blocks and said clamping members, rail sup porting plates supported upon the upper surface of said tie, resilient cushions supported between said plates, lugs carried by said clamping members, and curved shields supported upon said lugs.

A rail tie comprising a body portion of concrete having inner and outer spaced longitudinally extending reinforcing plates, the inner plates being embedded therein and the outer plates bolted. thereto, wedge blocks supported between the inner plates and of such width as to be engaged by both of said inner plates, anchor blocks rigidly supported between said inner plates inwardly of said wedge blocks, said anchor blocks being of a width narrower than the wedge blocks, and rigidly supported between said plates by spacing plates, clamping elements adapted to engage upon opposite sides of said anchor blocks and to project above said tie for engagement with the base of the rail, wedges adapted to engage between said inner plates and have wedging contact with said wedge blocks and said clamping elements, whereby said clamping elements will be held against displacement with re spect to said anchor blocks and said rail base, rail supporting plates supported upon said tie, cushioning material positioned between said plates, said plates and said cushioning material notched adjacent said clamping elements, for the reception of said clamping elements, apertured lugs carried by said. claniping elements at their upper ends, curved shield plates, having openings formed therein for the reception of said lugs, said shields extending transversely of said tie and curved downwardly throughout its length, pins for retaining said shields in position, and pins for retaining said wedges in position.

6. A rail tie formed of a body of concrete and having reinforcing plates embedded therein, said tie having openings formed therein adjacent its ends extending from top to bottom and of a width equal to the space between the said plates, anchor blocks rigidly supported centrally of said openings, said anchor blocks formed of a T-shape, wedge blocks rigidly supported at each end of said openings and extending above the top of said tie, said anchorblocks having their upper ends flush with the upper surface of saidtie, rail supporting plates supported upon the surface of said tie and above said anchor blocks, said plates extending transversely of said tie and terminating flush with the outer edges thereof, cushioning material supported between said rail plates, rail clamps, said clamps having a hooked lower end adapted when in position to engage beneath the head of the anchor block, said clamps provided with an enlarged angular head adapted to engage the base of a rail, said clamps notched out adj acent said head whereby said head Will be enabled to engage over the base a greater distance, said rail plates and said cushioning material notched out for the reception of the body of the clamps, whereby said clamps are adapted to closely engage said base, and further to prevent displacement of said plates and said cushioning material, apertured lugs formed upon said heads, curved shields hav ing openings formed therein for the reception of said lugs, wedges adapted to engage between said wedge blocks and said clamps, said blocks and said wedges having angular grooves formed therein that are adapted to register when the wedges are in position, angular pins adapted to engage in said openings formed by said grooves, said shields of a width sufiicient to cover the wedge blocks, and curved throughout its length downwardly.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES SAWYER. 

